By Jane Kaye-Bailey | Chairman and Founder
November is the start of the rainy season in Zambia. After six months with barely a drop of rain shed over the parched land, the rains are a welcome sight for farmers and rural communities. This is the time for planting maize and other crops needed to provide the staple diet for the majority of Zambians.
Sadly the rain also increases the risk of contracting malaria, the biggest killer of man. Damp moist environments are breeding grounds for mosquito, especially in rural areas. Without protection many lives can be lost to malaria.
The Butterfly Tree is currently focusing on malaria prevention, providing methods of protection in addition to educational workshops. The village Chuunga has already reported four new cases of malaria and unless the government carry out the residual spraying many more new cases will appear. Last year Chuunga was one of the worst hit villages with as many as forty five new cases reported per month.
A small donation can help save lives. For just $10 an insecicide-treated bednet can protect a chlid. Of the deaths that occur from malaria 75% are children under the age of five in sub-Sahara Africa. We are committed to helping these vulnerable children, but desperately need more funds to continue with our malaria prevention program.
We have new innovative methods in place all of which can help to save lives. With Christmas fast approaching please consider donating a mosquito for a child in Zambia.
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